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Response to Daily Mail article on credit card usage
Accusations that officials at NICE have used credit cards on luxury hotels and champagne bars are reported in the Daily Mail. In response, NICE's chief executive, Sir Andrew Dillon, said:
Accusations that officials at NICE have used credit cards on luxury hotels and champagne bars are reported in the Daily Mail. In response, NICE's chief executive, Sir Andrew Dillon, said:
"NICE has not spent money in champagne bars and the hotels used outside the UK were selected on the basis of the business requirements of the work involved."
"The small number of official credit cards used by senior members of staff at NICE are used exclusively for business purposes and are subject to strict guidelines. Expenditure is checked and approved and is subject to internal and external audit. Our travel, expenses and hospitality policies are set at levels which are consistent with other public bodies and along with the details of the expenditure, are open to public scrutiny. We provide appropriate access to the expenditure incurred, via our website and in response to requests."
